West Canal Run on 14 Mar`07 (Wed)

Heavy rain on Tuesday AGAIN -- went for carboloading instead. Luckily we managed to get a table @ Wacha -- tried a few times and they were fully booked (even on weekdays!). The set dinner consists of various side dishes, clear soup, lasagne, tea leave fried rice and strawberry sorbet. We ordered Takeyama sake to go with the food. YUM YUM!



Weather looked bad on Wednesday -- luckily the rain stopped at 6pm and we proceed with our mid distance run. We started off @ KRGH at 6.55pm and did the same route as last week. As usual, left leg began to feel achy early into the run -- though not as bad as last week. Time check Bouna Vista MRT was 43min -- ok 5:23min/km pace. Took a toilet and water break before proceeding to Ulu Pandan Canal. Hmm, less ache and I was happy to run @ my auto-cruise mode. Here's the lap timing along the canal :-
Lap 1 : 10:57min - avg 5:13min/km pace
Lap 2 : 11:16min - avg 5:22min/km pace
Lap 3 : 11:10min - avg 5:19min/km pace
Then we did a slow run back as the road was uneven and not well-lit. Dashed up the final slope to KRGH -- tktan was trying to out-run the bus!

P.S. Felt better -- think I have overcome the mental block on my knee pain. Though still feel achy on my left leg for the first 8km -- bearable. Will peak my mileage for the next 2 weeks before tapering :) Went home and did the hot/cold treatment on my knees -- felt good the next morning. Heel pain still there but I found a way to relieve it -- massage on the arch of the foot. Suspect it may be a mild case of PF...

Distance : 17.5km
Time : 1h 32min
Avg pace : 5:25min/km